The US Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) regulations setting a new salary threshold to be exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) were scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2025. On November 15, 2024, a judge from...more
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On April 24, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced the highly anticipated revisions to the salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) “white collar” overtime exemptions. The update significantly...more
The US Department of Labor seeks to increase the salary levels needed to qualify as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar and highly compensated exemptions....more
Pennsylvania employers with salaried, nonexempt employees working in the commonwealth may need to adjust how they calculate overtime premiums for these employees in light of amendments to the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act...more
The Virginia Overtime Wage Act imposes a state law obligation to pay overtime and expands upon the federal Fair Labor Standards Act in several important areas. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently signed into law the...more
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule updating its guidance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of what payments and benefits can be excluded when calculating the regular rate of pay on which employee...more
The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced the long-awaited final overtime rule on Tuesday. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay time-and-a-half rates to workers making less than a threshold amount...more
A recent proposal by the US Department of Labor seeks to provide greater clarity and more examples of the types of payments and benefits that do not need to be included in calculating the regular rate on which an employee’s...more
The US Department of Labor seeks to increase the salary levels needed to qualify as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white collar standard and highly compensated exemptions....more
The order invalidates the US Department of Labor’s revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act regulations for the executive, administrative, and professional overtime exemptions....more
The DOL’s request for public comments concerning the FLSA’s overtime exemptions regulations suggests there could be significant changes ahead on those regulations....more
The update significantly increases the salary level needed to qualify as exempt under the FLSA’s white collar and highly compensated exemptions....more